Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles - Chapter 75

Chapter 75

De Morgal Kingdom

The revocation of Carlo De Morgal’s status as crown prince of the kingdom has been decided .

Accompanying this is the degradation of the Carlo faction headed by Tonino .

Next is the main reason that the war had been lost – the Blouse clan .

Blouse, as the head of the clan, has been condemned to execution .

The first son has been decided to succeed him .

What to do wiith Rune Blouse, who had opened the gates to Blouse town without a fight, and Prince Carlo is still undecided .

The kingdom had lost too much power in this war .

They had lost territory to both the Rozel Kingdom and the Rosyth Kingdom . Furthermore, their population of more than 450,000 people had fallen to 350,000 .

The only saving grace was that the territory they had lost had been limited to the border clans’ territories .

The De Morgal clan itself did not take much losses .

But then, they have begun rapidly declining because of the forces unleashed by not being able to protect their territory .

In that De Morgal Kingdom, a huge flashpoint is being born – that of the succession problem .

By all rights, Carlo succeeding the throne as crown prince had already been settled peacefully . However, Carlo losing his social standing has again rekindled the problem .

In the fray are Second Prince, Pax De Morgal and Third Prince, Aldo De Morgal .

Because both are supported by big great clansmen, dispute is inevitable .

Fardam Kingdom

“Wahahaha, there goes DeMorgal!! Cheers!!”

“You musn’t be complacent, my king . With this, the Rozel Kingdom’s power has grown stronger . ”

A close associate advices King Fardam who’s drinking liquor .

“Haha, how stiff of you . Listen here, there’s always a plus in everything . Besides, there’s one good thing we got from this, right?  It’s the Gillbed Kingdom . ”

“…Certainly, the conquests by the Rozel Kingdom made them directly border the Gillbed Kingdom but… . ”

This means that the Rozel Kingdom would now have fronts not only at two kingdoms – Fardam and DeMorgal, but also at a third one, the Gillbed Kingdom .

Because they would have provided deterrence against such an expanded front, the Rozel Kingdom would now have a more difficult time conducting military movements .

“Besides, the Gillbed Kingdom’s plans to push south would come to a halt, right? Well, Because of Zoldias’ interference, it was bound to fail anyway . Fufu, that would happen if you steal a march . ”

“However, we basically have no means to stop the Rozel Kingdom from invading, right?”

King Fardam boldly sneers at his aide’s inquiry .

“Fufu… . . ”

“Do, don’t tell me… . . ”

“Cheers!!”

“It’s just as I thought, huh… . . ”

From the very beginning, the Fardam Kingdom is being denied the south by the Gillbed Kingdom . Therefore, territorial expansion is impossible .

They had to make do with what they had now .

They will turn their focus to domestic affairs . They will train their soldiers, strengthen cooperation between the great clans, and construct forts .

This is the only optimal measure that the Fardam Kingdom could take at present .

As such, the strategy appeared to have been the correct one and, for the time being, they continue to hold back the Rozel Kingdom… . .

Gillbed Kingdom

“Damn that Zoldias… . . ”

King Gillbed punches a chair in frustration .

The GIllbed Kingdom’s push southward had been going considerably well . They had been attacking the groups of small countries popularly called the unconsolidated territories .

The largest they could go was a population of about 10,000 . Such countries that average only in the several thousands folded against the Gillbed Kingdom without any resistance .

However, the Zoldias Kingdom interevened . They entered into an alliance with the various countries of the Unconsolidated Territories .

As a result, the Gillbed Kingdom ended up having to hurriedly fortify their borders .

“Like hell we’d stop here and take this . Let’s mobilize more soldiers .   Before the Rozel Kingdom fully mobilizes and invades, we must raise our national power . ”

King Gillbed’s ambition continues .

Zoldias Kingdom

This country is one of the seven countries holding a 500 year history since their founding .

Their territory is vast but dotted with mountains, so their population is not that large .

“Listen here, no matter what happens, we will defend against the Gillbed kingdom’s push south . If the Unconsolidated Territories were to be annexed by that country, our country is sure to follow . While our country is naturally defensible, once they have laid the groundwork, our fall is set in stone . ”

King Zoldias assertively supported the Unconsolidated Territories and protected them from the Gillbed Kingdom .

Naturally, there’s no way that arrangement was “just” supporting .

They are buying grain from the Unconsolidated Territories at a low cost .

Because the Zoldias Kingdom cannot harvest much grains, this was an exceedingly helpful arrangement .

“My King .   An envoy from the Carnus Kingdom has arrived . [TLN1]

“N? What could this possibly be about?”

Carnus Kingdom

This country is not one of the so-called Seven Kingdoms .

It’s an emerging country from two hundred years ago that became large from humble beginnings .

They have lots of Povenian and Cretian immigrants as such their technological strength is very high for an Adernian country .

The Carnus Kingdom’s current objective is to unify the Unconsolidated Territories .

Therefore, both the Gillbed Kingdom who’s invading directly by force and the Zoldias Kingdom with their alliance are an exceedingly unpleasant eyesore .

“We have conveyed to Zoldias that they should not lay their hands on the south . With this, Zoldias’ influence won’t extend to the Consolidated Southern Territories . Well, that depends on whether he obliges . ”

King Carne is drinking Adernian wine from a Persis-made cup while eating Povenian strawberries while sitting on a Cretian-made chair .

“So, is the plan advancing?”

“Yes . Three countries have agreed to an alliance with us . ”

“Good . Now then, let’s send my daughters to those three countries . Recently, there are around three to four that have turned fourteen, yes?”

Because King Carnus has several concubines and mistresses, he doesn’t have a good grasp of the number of children he sired .

“Understood . We will begin the marriage preparations immediately . ”

“I’ll be relying on you . ”

King Carnus is still unaware . Under his kingdom, a troublesome being is about to wake up .

Eville Kingdom

The Eville Kingdom is a country located between the Zoldias Kingdom and the Rosyth Kingdom .

It’s one of the so-called Seven Kingdoms .

“Hey, what do you think?”

“Huh… . about what?”

King Eville frowns in discomfort .

“About the new King Rosyth . ”

“Ah, he’s… . . let’s see, a fearless young lad . ”

“Are you an idiot? I don’t mean that . I’m talking about whether that youngster would pose a danger to our country . ”

King Eville says in displeasure .

He’s basically always in a bad mood so his aides are not particularly nervous .

“If His Majesty is that worried, then how about entering  a matrimonal relationship with them . ”

“Marriage……”

King Eville thinks for a little while and then shakes his head .

“Let’s pass on that . We’ll be rejected . And when that happens, my honor will be sullied . ”

“Is that so?”

“Isn’t that obvious? It’s not like that man has Royal Rosythian blood in him . Let’s see what happens even if our country’s daughter is accepted under these circumstances . There’s a possibility our country might intervene; distrust may come from the great clans and the royal house; and relations may worsen with his current wives……well, it’s completely all pain, no gain . There won’t be any benefit for them if they entered a matrimonial relationship with our country .

The Rosyth Kingdom is comparatively wealthy .

The Eville Kingdom, although not to the extent of the Zoldias Kingdom, is dotted with mountens and have little plains . In other words, they can’t harvest that much grains .

“Well, I guess it would be fine if we amicably contacted them . First, we must ascertain things through that youngster’s personality . Will he be expansionist or domestically-oriented……”

Belvedere Kingdom

“This is really a problem . ”

“The Rosyth Kingdom?”

King Belvedere nods at his aide’s words .

“Yeah . The Rosyth Kingdom has finally succeeded in centralizing their power . In other words, that country has become one united monolith . Moreover, they are proactively trading with Cretia with their industry called paper . This is truly a problem… . . ”

A neighboring country is turning into a powerful country .

This is a worrying matter that must be stopped .

There’s no mistaking that the Rosyth Kingdom would be expanding its territory . Based on that incident with the DeMorgal Kingdom, the possibility of them challenging other militarily is very high .

The first one to get attacked would probably be the Belvedere Kingdom . They have vast plains and therefore could harvest lots of grains .

They’re a considerably rich and profitable country .

“One way or another, we won’t be able to weaken them, huh… . . ”

“I have one suggestion, if you may permit……”

King Belvedere lends his ears to his aide .

“What is it?”

“That is…… . ”

Lezzad

Lezzad is one of the colonies of Claris, a Cretian city-state .

However, it’s not like its being directly ruled from Claris .

It’s a close relationship of being a vassal state .

They are able to exercise autonomy because of influiential merchants .

Today’s agenda is about the birth of a new king in the Rosyth Kingdom .

“Ains-san . We want you to also introduces us to King Rosyth . Everyone shouldhave the right to trade . Naturally, we understand that you would have the preferential right to this……”

“That’s so, isn’t it . Of course, I would feel bad to monopolize him . Besides, I can only prepare so much goods . As such, I have a suggestion… . ”

Ains grins and declares:

“We should secure an alliance with the Rosyth Kingdom . ”

“An alliance… . . is it?… . . ”

Up until now, the Cretian City-states, including Lezzad, never had an alliance with peoples of a different race .

It’s because they are sufficiently strong and consider themselves a superior race with no need of borrowing another race’s power .

“Naturally, I understand everyone’s dislike of allying with savages . However, we have recently seen huge movements from the Persis Empire . If our country descends into hostilities with the Persis Empire, then naturally they won’t have leeway to support us . In that time, what would happen if Povenia or another Adernian country attacks us? It’s a dangerous prospect, yes? I think it is necessary that we secure for ourselves a supporter . ”

Ains’ proposition is reasonable .

However, Cretians, from the very beginning, have unpleasant feelings on monarchies .

They are a race that espouses Republicanism and are absolutely allergic to monarchs and dictators .

Furthermore, nothing could change the fact that the Rosyth Kingdom is of a different race .

“Actually, a wife of the Rosythian king is a half-Cretian . ”

Ains pulls out a card .

The parliament breaks into commotion .

“So… . . what do we do about that?-We should support the succession of the child of the Half-Cretian Tetra-sama . We will then have that prince marry one of Claris’ influential men’s daughter . ”

The parliament focuses their gazes on Ains .

“Furthermore, they seem to want talented people able to speak Cretian . Fufu, let us fulfill that request . As a merchant . If we do that for several years… . . ”

Ains smiles with a grin .

“The Rosyth Kingdom will become a Cretian Kingdom . ”

“What a superb response . ”

Ains enters his house and pushes his coat to a slave . While he wasn’t able to secure approval, he managed to get more favorable response than he had imagined .

All of members of the parliament of the Claris colony of Lezzad are misers . If they divided the profit, then they would immediately agree .

He then sits down and takes out a paper . It’s about the investigation reports regarding Helen, Tetra’s mother .

In the Adernia Peninsula, there’s a Cretian Colony called Gehenna . It’s a colony of the Alto City-state .

The person controlling that colony is a noted noble born in Alto, a tyrant by the name Abraham .

Gehenna obtained complete independence from Alto’s control and began practically changing into Abraham’s Kingdom .

Amongst that Abraham’s daughters is a woman called Helen .

She had run away from home around twenty years ago in opposition to his father’s tyranny and had become missing since then .

If you investigated, it would seem that she had met Radou twenty years ago .

If that Tetra were the grandchild of Abraham, then making Tetra’s child the crown prince would be simple .

However…… .

“Haa…the problem is that she’s a Gehennan . ”

Ains, in the first place, is an Alto citizen, who’s currently an MP of the Claris-Lezzad Parliament .

If her blood relationship with Abraham were to be known by everyone, the Rosyth Kingdom’s relationship with Gehenna would naturally grow stronger .

In that case, there would be no point to this .

“For the meantime, let’s put this for safekeeping . ”

Ains put it in a seemingly important drawer .

“Oooi, Ains! I’m back . ”

The gate opens .

It’s Ains’ brother Nikolaos . [TLN2]

“Aa, brother . Welcome home . ”

“Na, Ains . … . Do you have an opening in your company?”

That’s the first thing he says .

Having just moved to Lezzad, Nikolaos had sold all of his slaves and land so he has quite a fortune .

However, as one would expect, he had become worried at being jobless .

“Let’s see… . . Older brother doesn’t have aptitude for commerce so… . . ”

Ains thinks for a little .

“Then, how about you go to King Rosyth? Older brother’s vast knowledge might be of great help to them, you know . ”

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